Doomsday Machines
Doomsday Machines is a Substack newsletter/blog about the post-apocalyptic imagination in fact and fiction.
It has weekly posts in one of the following categories, each of which are designated as separate “newsletters”:
Post-Apocalyptic Road Trips: Discussions of self-consciously fictional media (novels, films, games, etc.) portraying post-apocalyptic worlds, analyzed for their themes, tropes, and historical context.
Interesting Times: Profiles and analysis of historical documents, events, plans, and so on, relating to apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic conditions, which are not self-consciously fictional (however “imaginary” or “unreal” they may be). For example, discussions of US government nuclear war plans, or nuclear war survival plans.
End of the World-Building: Posts related to the development of the Oregon Road ‘83 post-apocalyptic video game, ranging from things that are very strictly in the category of “game design,” as well as things that are really about creating a coherent conception of the underlying world of the game.
Doominations: Conversations between me and various smart, interesting people I’ve met over the years who generally think about some aspects of the end of the world for a living. You know, as one does. (Paid subscribers will receive access to the audio — and video, when available — of the unabridged conversations as a bonus podcast.)
There are also Mutually Assured Distractions (posts on interesting imagery — think post-apocalyptic Pinterest) sprinkled in along with these regular sections.
If all of that becomes too overwhelming, you can turn on or off your subscriptions to any one part of the blog by going to the newsletters page. But I think you should give them all a try first, even if you suspect some parts might be more interesting to you than others — they’re all part of a coherent whole.
Want to know who I am, why I made this, why I call it Doomsday Machines? See this post for all of the answers to your questions, assuming those are your questions.
Why subscribe?
Subscribe to make sure you never miss an update. Subscribing is, and will always be, free. All free subscribers get access to the main posts and the publication archives. Paid subscribers get bonus posts and access to the full podcast interview audio recordings.
Contact
If you have any questions or comments about Doomsday Machines, reach out to to me at alex@doomsdaymachines.net.
